Buckle



L. SAYKO.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAY27. 1922.

Patented Sept. i9, 1922.

INI/ENTUR Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

:toms sAYKo, or Borsa, mano.

BUCKLE.

Application led May 27,

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, Louis Sarno, a. subject of Hungary, residing at Boise, in the county of Ada and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in buckles especially adapted for use on belts.

An important object is to providea belt buckle having an indentification card which is normall)1 concealed from view and which may be readily exposed when desired.

A further object is to provide a belt buckle having identifyingmeans which do not in any way interfere with the use of the buckle or mar the appearance of the same.

Further, the. invention forming the subject matter of this al'iplication aims to provide a belt buckle which is of highly simplified construction, durable in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 is aI perspective of the improved buckle.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vert-ical transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a. perspective of a card-holding plate embodied in the invention.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the improved buckle which consists of a front wall 6 having its longitudinal edge portions extended laterally to provide flanges 7 adapted to be arranged on opposite sides of t-he belt 8. A suitable holding pin 9 is extended through diagonal slots 10 in the flanges 7 and forms a. means xfor securing the belt in position. A second holding member 11 of any desired type is arranged between and connected to the parallel flanges 7.

In carrying out the invention, a rear wall 15 is arranged in spaced parallel relation to the front wall 6 and has its longitudinal edge portions extended laterally and soldered or otherwise secured to the flanges 7 whereby to form a socket for the reception of a card 1922. serial N6. 564,001.

plate 18. As the front and rear walls 6 and 15 are curved longitudinally as illustrated in Figure 2, the socket formed thereby is also curved longitudinally and the card plate 18 must be curved to be received within the socket. However, the degree of curvature of the card plate 18 may be slightly different from the degree of curvature of the socket between the walls 6 and 15 so that when the card plate is forced intol the socket it will frietionally contact with the walls thereof, whereby the card plate is securely though detachably held in position.

As illustrated in Figure 2, one end of the socket is clsed by an end wall 20 which joins the front and rear walls 6. By further reference to this figure it will be observed that one end ot the card plate is formed with a lug or linger grip 22 which forms a means whereby the card plate may be manually withdrawn.

Figure 1 illustrates that the front wall 6 is formed with a plurality of circular openings 25 and with a longitudinally extending opening 2G through which pictures and suitable identifying data may be seen. Of course, the card plate '18 carries a paper card onwhich the data may be written and on which the photographs appear.

However, the card which is designated by the numeral 30 is normally concealed by a cover plate 32 slidably arranged in front of the openings 25 and 26. The edge portions of the cover plate 32 are held in position and engaged by guide strips 31 soldered or otherwise secured to the front wall on opposite sides of the openings and 2G.

The cover plate 32 may be provided with a suitable ornament such as a piece of pearl 38 or. if desired, engraving may be used. Also, the front wall G may be ornamented in any desired manner. The downward movement of the cover plate 32 is limited by means of a cross strip 3T which is joined at its ends with the transversely extending guide strips 34.

With reference t-o the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be observed that a .buckle constructed in accordance with this invention is provided with a suitable identifying means which do not in any way mar the appearance of the buckle or interfere with its use.

1. A buckle comprising a. front and rear Q v p p 1,429,641

wall, the rearwall. being arranged in spaced relation to the fronty wall Whereby'to form a socket,`a card carrying plate arranged in said socket, the front wall being provided with openings through which the card carried by said plate may be seen, and a cover plate extended over said openings.

2. A buckle comprising al front wall havL ing its upper and lower longitudinal edge portions formed with flanges, a rear wall arranged in spaced relation to said front wall and having its edge portions secured to said front Wall, said front and rear' walls cooperating in the formation of a socket, a card carrying plate received in said socket, said card carrying plate and said socket being curved longitudinally for theirl entire lengths, one of the Walls being formed with an end wall limiting the lendwise movement of the plate, strips carried by said front wall, 4said front wall being provided vwith sight openings, and a cover plate slidably associated with said strips and adapted to extend 'over said openings whereby to concelal the card carried by said card carrying ate. p 3. The construction set forth in claim 2, the curvature of said card carrying plate being different from vthe curvature of said socket whereby the 'plate frictonally con.- tacts with the Walls ofy the socket.

In testimony whereof, I have ai'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS SAYKO.

Witnesses:

T. N. CRIBBINs, CHAS. C. SANDUSKY. 

